The Bloody Beetroots - Anacletus



One of my many favorite electronic artists has a song by the name of Anacletus. Now if anyone knows off the top of their head who or what the fuck is an Anacletus I'd give them $5. So i decided to google the name and this is what I came up with:

Pope Saint Anacletus (very rarely written as Anencletus), probably identical with Pope Cletus, was the third Roman pope (after St. Peter and St. Linus).

The February 14, 1961 Instruction of the Congregation for Rites on the application to local calendars of Pope John XXIII's motu proprio Rubricarum instructum of July 25, 1960 decreed that "the feast of "Saint Anacletus", on whatever ground and in whatever grade it is celebrated, is transferred to April 26, under its right name, Saint Cletus". The Roman Martyrology mentions the Pope in question only under the name of "Cletus". The Annuario Pontificio gives both forms, as alternatives. Eusebius, Saint Irenaeus, Saint Augustine and Optatus all suggest that both names refer to the same individual. On the other hand, the Liberian Catalogue and the Liber Pontificalis both state that Anacletus and Cletus are different persons.

His name, which is Greek, signifies, if "Cletus", one who has been "called"; if it is "Anacletus", one who has been "called back".

He is traditionally said to have been a Roman, and to have been pope for twelve years. The Annuario Pontificio, which states: "For the first two centuries, the dates of the start and the conclusion of the pontificates are uncertain", gives 80-92 as the dates for Pope Cletus/Anacletus. Some others give 77-88.

Tradition has it that he divided Rome into 25 parishes. One of the few surviving records concerning Anacletus' papacy mentions him as having ordained an uncertain number of priests.

He was buried next to his predecessor, Saint Linus, in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. His name (as Cletus) is included in the Roman Canon of the Mass, and he is commemorated along with Saint Marcellinus on April 26, the feast day called "Saints Cletus and Marcellinus, Popes and Martyrs". Until the revision of the Roman Catholic calendar of saints by Pope John XXIII, he was venerated under the name Anacletus, on July 13. Traditional Roman Catholics continue to celebrate the feast of "Saints Cletus and Marcellinus" on April 26 and that of"Saint Anacletus, Pope and Martyr" on July 13. This is due to the possibility that Cletus and Anacletus may have been two distinct Roman Pontiffs.

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So blah, blah, blah, this, that, and the other thing. Bottom line is that this song is named after a pope. Upon not wanting to read all of that about a pope, I did a little search on what "Anacletus" means and found this:

ANACLETUS
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ανακλητος (Anakletos), derived from ανακλητος (anakletos) meaning "invoked". This was the name of the third pope.
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To cut to the point, this is an awesome song from their album titled "Romborama" that I'd highly suggest buying/downloading, whatever is your preference.




Interesting music video too...
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- NG

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